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So I got a new macbook pro 13" retina and I was just wondering if it would be able to handle games like LoL and Minecraft. I tried downloading LoL but my internet was just too slow and it already started fanning a little bit( probably because it's a big file). Specs: 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 8 GB...

I am trying to decide between 2 computers a) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232357 b) http://www.amazon.com/F555UA-EH71-Intel-Laptop-Windows-64bit/dp/B014LE6A6I/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8 I am looking for a computer to handle moderate gaming, and lots of...

Looking for a $230 cpu and motherboard combo for gaming.

I've been Frankensteining my computer for awhile now, and I'm sort of at an impass in terms of what I need to do next. This is what I have currently. Storage: 1.8 TB mechanical HDD's. (1 single TB and 1 750gb) GPU: Radeon HD 7850 1gb Sapphire GPU RAM: 8gb DDr3 RAM Monitor: 27 in 1080x1920...

Hello, My motherboard model is DH55TC and it has 4 RAM slots of different colour( blue and black). Slot1 (blue) Slot2 (black) Slot3 (blue) Slot4 (black) I know that different colour represent different channel. My question is that how do I put the 2+4 gb rams into the slots? Should I put them...

I have a 200mbps connection and it's working great with the arris DG1670A modem-router but I don't wanna use it as a router because I need some features like QoS. Can I get the same speed with the Linksys e2500 n600 dual band router? If not, can somebody suggest a good router that has a great...

I built my computer and I've had it for about 2 to 3 months. Now I am wondering if I can overclock my CPU and GPU. I have a Intel core I5-750 CPU and I have a MSI Geforce GTX 750TI. Can I overclock and if I can, how do I do it?

Is the GeForce GTX 750 Ti compatible with the i5 3470 ?

Hi In thins thread i want to point out series of videos i found around the youtube that show realistic difference in gaming performance between haswell and fx cpus. Fx 8350 oc vs i7 4770k oc - gtx 980 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJpCsAUmr20 I3 4130 vs fx 8320 @ 4ghz - r9 280x...

hello ^_^ i just bought all the items from amazon waiting it to come now and i make sure the items will work together doing my researches about upgrading and it seems to me all is good accept after i bought every thing looking around in intel website about the 6600K and compare it to 4690K...

this is quite the hardest decision on buying a gaming setup. I currently have a 1080p laptop and it's display is quite great, and I am wondering if 1440p offers a great upgrade. I will go gsync and I will never get a monitor without gsync. I usually play games and I sometimes do simple gimping...

I am attempting to setup an OpenVPN router for my home. My ISP has provided me with a Livebox 2. My goal is to be able to connect via my OpenVPN service with all of the devices in my home. The ISP router is not up to the task. Unfortunately, DSL is the only choice for broadband on this little...

As the title says... I'm totally stumped with this.. It doesn't have a webcam or a microphone attached so I'm baffled as to how it knows when I'm moving but i have waited various amounts of time after putting it to sleep and it wakes up as soon as I move... Any ideas???

I recently had an MSI MB fry after just a year of use. I need to replace it. I've got an ATX mid tower case, I'm looking at all my options -- micro, mini, full ATX. Whatever works. Trying to stay under $100. I've looked through Amazon and Newegg but I haven't been able to find something that I...

Best case for good cooling Im going to be upgrading to sli and 16gb ram Maybe watercooling in the future but i dont have too much room - thats why i chose mid tower cases. Is there a big size difference between Phanteks enthoo pro full and mid. Thanks

Laptop with a HDMI in so I can use it in place of my streaming PC My streaming PC is getting old and I want somethig more portable to use when im not streaming it doesnt have to be huge specs just enough to use it as a passthrough to my main monitor and then game capture it with OBS

Currently I have 2x4GB of G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231585) Do I need to get another 2x4GB of the same stick or is there another kind of RAM that I can use? Also, is 8GB enough? I use 2 monitors and play League and WoW.

I purchased a Sata to Sata cable to read my laptops hard drive from my PC. Where do I plug the other end into to read it on my computer. I have a lot of Sata ports on my mother board but I am not sure which one will work

So I went on pc part picker UK so I could build a gaming pc with a max of £630 or so, I would like to know if this one that I've built will be good for a few years to come. http://PcPartpickerUK I wont need an operating system as I can use my current hard drive for it, but I want another one...

Hey guys I'm new here, I recently built a gaming pc for the first time, everything worked great for a few hours after installing windows, updating all the drivers, installing Steam etc. Then all of a sudden my pc randomly shuts off like flipping a light switch and wouldn't turn back on. I...

Recommendations on gear or flaws in my setup?? So long story short, with my job I had to move a lot and had small apartments. When I bought a house a few years ago and settled in, I went with ATT who gave me a very hard time about using my own gear. Well after nearly 3 years of issues after...

I am getting a mechanical keyboard for my new pc. After trying some keyboards at best buy, I definitely prefer the feeling of Cherry MX blue switches over red and brown switches. With so many products on the market, which would you guys recommend? So far I have thought about Logitech K710, CM...

Is vs450w enough to power gtx 960? I will not overclock or evga 500b? just to be sure? I'm on a really tight buget so please help

I have an x99 system with the sli plus and an 5820k. I have a 980 in pcie slot 1 (16x) and and 770 for physx in pcie slot 5 (16x). I skip slot 3 as I dont like gpus right next to each other. slots 2 and 4 are 1x and slot 6 is 16x. I have everything up and running, gpu z shows the 980 and 770...

I just bought a new motherboard (ASRock 970M Pro3) and processor (FX-6300). I've switched everything out correctly but I cannot get Windows 7 to boot! I have tried s solutions from other threads, such as install your motherboard's drivers (both from the manufacturer's CD and the manufacturer's...

I currently have a Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 in my rig. I kind of have an issue with seeing good deals and buying them, so I recently came across a brand new asus r9 290x DirectCU II for a smoking price.. and bought it. In the mean time I have also come across and near identical card Asus R9 290...

So can someone make me a gaming PC using PC part picker UK for 600-620 pounds? (No peripherals) I will be playing bf hardline far cry 4 dying light etc and I will be video editing streaming 3d rendering and some Photoshop work too! But mainly streaming and gaming!! ;) thanks and looking...

PC Part Picker warns about using 1.65V RAM with the Haswell CPU. Shows this exactly: ---- The G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory operating voltage of 1.65V exceeds the Intel Haswell Refresh CPU recommended maximum of 1.5V+5% (1.575V). This memory module may run at a...

I am attempting to modify my old HP G42-415DX Laptop that doesn't run video games that well to be a very efficient gaming laptop. I would just usually buy a laptop, but all of the pro gaming laptops cost 1000 dollars, and since I am only 14, I cannot get a job to pay for this. I am attempting to...

I bought a new graphics card(nvidia gtx 960) and got it installed at a repair shop. First time i booted it everything was fine, I installed everything on the disc that came with the card. I then realized that the widows aero theme things were not working and this had been a problem before I had...

i see many companies make Notebooks with cheap TN panel screen type. why not IPS screen type ? My experience .. after compare with LG TN monitor with Dell 3546 laptop / VAIO 25en screen .... i found Eye get tired after 1 hour whereas i can work with LG TN monitor about 8 hours. with IPS more...

Hey guys, this is my first Toms Hardware post but the forums have served me well in the past <3. Recently i built my first ever computer. The specs are as follows: - ASRock Extreme4 z97, - Intel i5-4690K, - G.SKILL Ripjaws X 16GB 2133MHz CAS9, - EVGA GTX 780 3GB, - Seasonic Platinum 1000W, - WD...

I've tried almost everything! Using different keyboards, trying different USB ports, tried 3.0 USB ports, turned off the feature that shuts down the USB ports to save power, deleted unknow USBs in the USB essentials, uninstalling my mouse and keyboard drivers in divices and even searched my...

Wanting to add a serial port expansion slot adapter to the GA-H81TN super-tiny ITX board. All the serial ports i'm finding online are DB-9 to IDC-10 (like this http://www.startech.com/Cables/Serial-Parallel-PS-2/DB9-DB25/9-pin-Serial-to-10-pin-Header-Slot-Plate-16-inches~PLATE9M16 ), but the...

The amazing spiderman pc game supports full hd resolution and my laptop lenovo y50-70 also has full hd display with nvidia gtx 860m 4gb graphics. In it. When I run the game I select 1920*1080 resolution in the asmlauncher but the game always opens up in lower resolution leaving black spaces in...

computer will not start up until I plug the monitor cable into the add in graphics card connector. This may require a video adaptor or video adapter cable. (unsupported video configuration detected)

Well, i recently purchased a Elgato HD 60 Capture card. Without realizing i needed a minimum of an i5 or higher, and for streaming i needed an i7. Now, i can still record in 720p at a low bitrate and such. But after awhile, i get lag and graphics issues in the software due to my weak cpu. (dual...

I've never really played anything on PC, so I'm not sure what a PC would need to run certain games. Would this be any good? http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Scorpius_8000/

Background to Question & Random Blah Blah: Anywhoots, I am going to build a generic wooden box with sound proofing in it to put my case in (it won't be a case itself, because I don't want to buy the mounts and so forth... I do however need to vent the wooden box I am making, hence I will need...

I have a Sound Blaster X-Fi XTreme Audio card that I have been using for 2 years and just after doing a clean install of Windows 7 I am having problems installing the driver for it. I keep receiving this message when trying to install the drivers...